Tashtagol weather in May

In May, Tashtagol sees average daytime highs of 16°C and overnight lows near 4°C, with 113 mm of precipitation across 15.2 wet days and about 15.5 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 13°C in the first days to 18°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 19% of the time in May, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 14 h 42 min at the start of May to 16 h 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Tashtagol's 6th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Tashtagol's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 16°; 4th warmest
Overnight low: 4°; 9th coldest
Precipitation: 113 mm; 15.2 wet days
Daylight: 15 h 30 min; 5:19 AM – 8:51 PM
Cloud cover: 66%; 6th clearest
Wind: 9 km/h; 2nd windiest
Solar energy: 5.53 kWh/m²
Travel score: 4.4; out of 10

Tashtagol is town in Kemerovo Oblast, Russia.

Density: 288/km²; people per km²
Founded: 1939

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

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Temperature in May

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 13°C in the first days to 18°C by the end.

A typical May day in Tashtagol reaches about 16°C in the afternoon and slips back to 4°C overnight — a 12°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 8°C and 25°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 7°C warmer than April and about 5°C cooler than June.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Avg high (°C)	13	13	13	14	14	14	14	15	15	15	15	16	16	16	16	16	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	18	18	18	18	18	19	19	19
Avg low (°C)	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	6	6	6	6	6	7	7	7	7	7

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	13	1
2	13	1
3	13	1
4	14	2
5	14	2
6	14	2
7	14	2
8	15	3
9	15	3
10	15	3
11	15	3
12	16	3
13	16	4
14	16	4
15	16	4
16	16	4
17	17	5
18	17	5
19	17	5
20	17	5
21	17	5
22	17	6
23	17	6
24	18	6
25	18	6
26	18	6
27	18	7
28	18	7
29	19	7
30	19	7
31	19	7

How May really feels in Tashtagol

Once humidity and wind are folded in, May averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 8 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C

heat index over the day's high

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

wind chill below the day's low

The story in May is cold — wind chill drags the overnight "feels like" below the raw low.

Tashtagol weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 4th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Snow days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	-13° / -21°	38	9.5	11.4	7.9	0.0
Feb	-8° / -19°	32	8.1	9.6	9.5	0.0
Mar	0° / -11°	48	10.4	11.2	11.5	0.0
Apr	9° / -3°	79	13.1	7.9	13.6	1.5
May	16° / 4°	113	15.2	2	15.5	4.4
Jun	21° / 10°	112	15.3	0	16.5	5.6
Jul	23° / 13°	127	16.8	0	16.1	5.8
Aug	21° / 10°	117	15	0	14.5	5.7
Sep	15° / 4°	94	14	1.4	12.4	4.1
Oct	7° / -3°	91	14.1	8.5	10.3	1.0
Nov	-4° / -12°	87	14.5	15.2	8.4	0.0
Dec	-11° / -19°	64	13.2	14.8	7.5	0.0

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 19% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 14% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 66%.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Clearer (%)	29	29	30	30	31	32	32	33	33	33	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	35	35	36	36	36	36	37	37	38
Cloudier (%)	71	71	70	70	69	68	68	67	67	67	66	66	66	66	66	66	66	66	66	66	66	66	65	65	64	64	64	64	63	63	62

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	29	71
2	29	71
3	30	70
4	30	70
5	31	69
6	32	68
7	32	68
8	33	67
9	33	67
10	33	67
11	34	66
12	34	66
13	34	66
14	34	66
15	34	66
16	34	66
17	34	66
18	34	66
19	34	66
20	34	66
21	34	66
22	34	66
23	35	65
24	35	65
25	36	64
26	36	64
27	36	64
28	36	64
29	37	63
30	37	63
31	38	62

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitationSnow

Tashtagol gets around 113 mm of rain and snow over 15.2 wet days in May. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable precipitation averages around 49% and peaks near 52% on the wettest days, and about 2 days bring snow.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Rain chance (%)	49	49	49	48	48	47	47	47	47	47	47	47	48	48	49	49	49	50	50	51	51	51	52	52	52	52	52	52	52	51	51
Snow chance (%)	15	14	13	12	12	11	10	9	8	8	7	7	7	7	7	6	6	6	6	6	5	5	4	4	4	3	3	2	2	1	1

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	49	15
2	49	14
3	49	13
4	48	12
5	48	12
6	47	11
7	47	10
8	47	9
9	47	8
10	47	8
11	47	7
12	47	7
13	48	7
14	48	7
15	49	7
16	49	6
17	49	6
18	50	6
19	50	6
20	51	6
21	51	5
22	51	5
23	52	4
24	52	4
25	52	4
26	52	3
27	52	3
28	52	2
29	52	2
30	51	1
31	51	1

Humidity in May

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of May feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, May lands in the dry band about 99% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Dry (%)	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	99	99	99	99	99	99	98	98	98	97	97	96	94	93	92
Comfortable (%)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	3	3	4	5	6	7
Humid (%)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	100	0	0
2	100	0	0
3	100	0	0
4	100	0	0
5	100	0	0
6	100	0	0
7	100	0	0
8	100	0	0
9	100	0	0
10	100	0	0
11	100	0	0
12	100	0	0
13	100	0	0
14	100	0	0
15	100	0	0
16	100	0	0
17	99	1	0
18	99	1	0
19	99	1	0
20	99	1	0
21	99	1	0
22	99	1	0
23	98	2	0
24	98	2	0
25	98	2	0
26	97	3	0
27	97	3	0
28	96	4	0
29	94	5	1
30	93	6	1
31	92	7	1

Wind in May

Winds average 9 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 8 km/h on the calmest days to 9 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Wind speed (km/h)	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8
Feels	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	9	calm
2	9	calm
3	9	calm
4	9	calm
5	9	calm
6	9	calm
7	9	calm
8	9	calm
9	9	calm
10	9	calm
11	9	calm
12	9	calm
13	9	calm
14	9	calm
15	9	calm
16	9	calm
17	9	calm
18	9	calm
19	9	calm
20	9	calm
21	9	calm
22	9	calm
23	8	calm
24	8	calm
25	8	calm
26	8	calm
27	8	calm
28	8	calm
29	8	calm
30	8	calm
31	8	calm

Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 14 h 42 min at the start of May to 16 h 12 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 90 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 5:46 AM to 4:59 AM, and sunset from 8:25 PM to 9:12 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Daylight (h)	14.7	14.7	14.8	14.8	14.9	15.0	15.0	15.1	15.1	15.2	15.3	15.3	15.4	15.4	15.5	15.5	15.6	15.6	15.7	15.7	15.8	15.8	15.9	15.9	16.0	16.0	16.1	16.1	16.1	16.2	16.2
Sunrise (AM)	5:46	5:44	5:42	5:40	5:38	5:36	5:34	5:32	5:31	5:29	5:27	5:25	5:24	5:22	5:20	5:19	5:17	5:16	5:14	5:13	5:11	5:10	5:09	5:07	5:06	5:05	5:04	5:03	5:01	5:00	4:59
Sunset (PM)	8:25	8:27	8:29	8:30	8:32	8:34	8:36	8:37	8:39	8:41	8:42	8:44	8:46	8:47	8:49	8:51	8:52	8:54	8:55	8:57	8:58	9:00	9:01	9:03	9:04	9:06	9:07	9:08	9:10	9:11	9:12

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	14.7	5:46	8:25
2	14.7	5:44	8:27
3	14.8	5:42	8:29
4	14.8	5:40	8:30
5	14.9	5:38	8:32
6	15.0	5:36	8:34
7	15.0	5:34	8:36
8	15.1	5:32	8:37
9	15.1	5:31	8:39
10	15.2	5:29	8:41
11	15.3	5:27	8:42
12	15.3	5:25	8:44
13	15.4	5:24	8:46
14	15.4	5:22	8:47
15	15.5	5:20	8:49
16	15.5	5:19	8:51
17	15.6	5:17	8:52
18	15.6	5:16	8:54
19	15.7	5:14	8:55
20	15.7	5:13	8:57
21	15.8	5:11	8:58
22	15.8	5:10	9:00
23	15.9	5:09	9:01
24	15.9	5:07	9:03
25	16.0	5:06	9:04
26	16.0	5:05	9:06
27	16.1	5:04	9:07
28	16.1	5:03	9:08
29	16.1	5:01	9:10
30	16.2	5:00	9:11
31	16.2	4:59	9:12

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 5.53 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.7 kWh/m² to a high of 5.92 kWh/m² in June across the year — May's 5.53 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.8	5.8
Level	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	5.2	Bright
2	5.2	Bright
3	5.2	Bright
4	5.3	Bright
5	5.3	Bright
6	5.3	Bright
7	5.4	Bright
8	5.4	Bright
9	5.4	Bright
10	5.5	Bright
11	5.5	Bright
12	5.5	Bright
13	5.5	Bright
14	5.5	Bright
15	5.5	Bright
16	5.5	Bright
17	5.6	Bright
18	5.6	Bright
19	5.6	Bright
20	5.6	Bright
21	5.6	Bright
22	5.6	Bright
23	5.6	Bright
24	5.6	Bright
25	5.7	Bright
26	5.7	Bright
27	5.7	Bright
28	5.7	Bright
29	5.7	Bright
30	5.8	Bright
31	5.8	Bright

Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Tashtagol?

Our two travel scores rate May for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

4.4

Sightseeing

4th-best month of the year

0.9

Beach & pool

4th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Tashtagol for sightseeing.

What to pack for Tashtagol in May

From May's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In May, Tashtagol sees daytime highs around 16°C and nights near 4°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: a warm layer and sun protection. About 15 days see rain.

rain geara warm layersun protection

UV index in Tashtagol in May

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in May peaks around 6 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Tashtagol peaks around May 23 at about 6 (high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. It bottoms out near January 1 at about 1 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 6 months of the year.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	1	1	2	4	6	6	6	6	4	2	1	1
Level	Low	Low	Moderate	Moderate	High	High	High	High	Moderate	Low	Low	Low

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	1	Low
Feb	1	Low
Mar	2	Moderate
Apr	4	Moderate
May	6	High
Jun	6	High
Jul	6	High
Aug	6	High
Sep	4	Moderate
Oct	2	Low
Nov	1	Low
Dec	1	Low

Location & terrain

Where is Tashtagol?

Tashtagol sits at 52.8°N, 87.9°E, 462 m above sea level, in Russia. The nearest listed city is Kaltan, 94 km away.

Topography around Tashtagol

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Tashtagol.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Tashtagol has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 445 m around an average of 553 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 837 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,700 m.

The land around Tashtagol is covered by trees (71%) and grassland (20%) within 3 km, trees (95%) within 16 km, and trees (98%) within 80 km.

3 km

445 m

trees 71%

16 km

837 m

trees 95%

80 km

1,700 m

trees 98%

treesgrasslandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater

← April Tashtagol year-round climate June →Best places to visit in May

May weather nearby: Kaltan 94 km · Osinniki 100 km · Mezhdurechensk 103 km · Myski 106 km · Novokuznetsk 121 km · Abaza 149 km · Prokop’yevsk 149 km · Kiselëvsk 158 km

Russia travel facts

Travel advisory: Level 4; Do Not Travel
Power plugs: Type C / F; 230 V · 50 Hz
Prices: ≈ 32% of US; price level, 2025
GDP per capita: $17,547; 2025
Happiness: 5.8 / 10; World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water: 76%; of population, 2024
Homicide rate: 6.8; per 100k, 2021
Road deaths: 12; per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group: High; World Bank
English: Moderate; EF EPI 521
Religion

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Tashtagol (52.768°, 87.888°, elevation 462 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	13	1
2	13	1
3	13	1
4	14	2
5	14	2
6	14	2
7	14	2
8	15	3
9	15	3
10	15	3
11	15	3
12	16	3
13	16	4
14	16	4
15	16	4
16	16	4
17	17	5
18	17	5
19	17	5
20	17	5
21	17	5
22	17	6
23	17	6
24	18	6
25	18	6
26	18	6
27	18	7
28	18	7
29	19	7
30	19	7
31	19	7

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	29	71
2	29	71
3	30	70
4	30	70
5	31	69
6	32	68
7	32	68
8	33	67
9	33	67
10	33	67
11	34	66
12	34	66
13	34	66
14	34	66
15	34	66
16	34	66
17	34	66
18	34	66
19	34	66
20	34	66
21	34	66
22	34	66
23	35	65
24	35	65
25	36	64
26	36	64
27	36	64
28	36	64
29	37	63
30	37	63
31	38	62

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	49	15
2	49	14
3	49	13
4	48	12
5	48	12
6	47	11
7	47	10
8	47	9
9	47	8
10	47	8
11	47	7
12	47	7
13	48	7
14	48	7
15	49	7
16	49	6
17	49	6
18	50	6
19	50	6
20	51	6
21	51	5
22	51	5
23	52	4
24	52	4
25	52	4
26	52	3
27	52	3
28	52	2
29	52	2
30	51	1
31	51	1

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	100	0	0
2	100	0	0
3	100	0	0
4	100	0	0
5	100	0	0
6	100	0	0
7	100	0	0
8	100	0	0
9	100	0	0
10	100	0	0
11	100	0	0
12	100	0	0
13	100	0	0
14	100	0	0
15	100	0	0
16	100	0	0
17	99	1	0
18	99	1	0
19	99	1	0
20	99	1	0
21	99	1	0
22	99	1	0
23	98	2	0
24	98	2	0
25	98	2	0
26	97	3	0
27	97	3	0
28	96	4	0
29	94	5	1
30	93	6	1
31	92	7	1

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	13	1
2	13	1
3	13	1
4	14	2
5	14	2
6	14	2
7	14	2
8	15	3
9	15	3
10	15	3
11	15	3
12	16	3
13	16	4
14	16	4
15	16	4
16	16	4
17	17	5
18	17	5
19	17	5
20	17	5
21	17	5
22	17	6
23	17	6
24	18	6
25	18	6
26	18	6
27	18	7
28	18	7
29	19	7
30	19	7
31	19	7

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	29	71
2	29	71
3	30	70
4	30	70
5	31	69
6	32	68
7	32	68
8	33	67
9	33	67
10	33	67
11	34	66
12	34	66
13	34	66
14	34	66
15	34	66
16	34	66
17	34	66
18	34	66
19	34	66
20	34	66
21	34	66
22	34	66
23	35	65
24	35	65
25	36	64
26	36	64
27	36	64
28	36	64
29	37	63
30	37	63
31	38	62

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	49	15
2	49	14
3	49	13
4	48	12
5	48	12
6	47	11
7	47	10
8	47	9
9	47	8
10	47	8
11	47	7
12	47	7
13	48	7
14	48	7
15	49	7
16	49	6
17	49	6
18	50	6
19	50	6
20	51	6
21	51	5
22	51	5
23	52	4
24	52	4
25	52	4
26	52	3
27	52	3
28	52	2
29	52	2
30	51	1
31	51	1

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	100	0	0
2	100	0	0
3	100	0	0
4	100	0	0
5	100	0	0
6	100	0	0
7	100	0	0
8	100	0	0
9	100	0	0
10	100	0	0
11	100	0	0
12	100	0	0
13	100	0	0
14	100	0	0
15	100	0	0
16	100	0	0
17	99	1	0
18	99	1	0
19	99	1	0
20	99	1	0
21	99	1	0
22	99	1	0
23	98	2	0
24	98	2	0
25	98	2	0
26	97	3	0
27	97	3	0
28	96	4	0
29	94	5	1
30	93	6	1
31	92	7	1

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	13	1
2	13	1
3	13	1
4	14	2
5	14	2
6	14	2
7	14	2
8	15	3
9	15	3
10	15	3
11	15	3
12	16	3
13	16	4
14	16	4
15	16	4
16	16	4
17	17	5
18	17	5
19	17	5
20	17	5
21	17	5
22	17	6
23	17	6
24	18	6
25	18	6
26	18	6
27	18	7
28	18	7
29	19	7
30	19	7
31	19	7

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	29	71
2	29	71
3	30	70
4	30	70
5	31	69
6	32	68
7	32	68
8	33	67
9	33	67
10	33	67
11	34	66
12	34	66
13	34	66
14	34	66
15	34	66
16	34	66
17	34	66
18	34	66
19	34	66
20	34	66
21	34	66
22	34	66
23	35	65
24	35	65
25	36	64
26	36	64
27	36	64
28	36	64
29	37	63
30	37	63
31	38	62

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	49	15
2	49	14
3	49	13
4	48	12
5	48	12
6	47	11
7	47	10
8	47	9
9	47	8
10	47	8
11	47	7
12	47	7
13	48	7
14	48	7
15	49	7
16	49	6
17	49	6
18	50	6
19	50	6
20	51	6
21	51	5
22	51	5
23	52	4
24	52	4
25	52	4
26	52	3
27	52	3
28	52	2
29	52	2
30	51	1
31	51	1

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	100	0	0
2	100	0	0
3	100	0	0
4	100	0	0
5	100	0	0
6	100	0	0
7	100	0	0
8	100	0	0
9	100	0	0
10	100	0	0
11	100	0	0
12	100	0	0
13	100	0	0
14	100	0	0
15	100	0	0
16	100	0	0
17	99	1	0
18	99	1	0
19	99	1	0
20	99	1	0
21	99	1	0
22	99	1	0
23	98	2	0
24	98	2	0
25	98	2	0
26	97	3	0
27	97	3	0
28	96	4	0
29	94	5	1
30	93	6	1
31	92	7	1